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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Model used in conjunction with manual methods or project management software to perform schedule network analysis to generate the project schedule for use in managing the executing or a project






2. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.






3. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measures of scale such as size - weight - and complexity from a previous similar activity as the basis of estimating the same parameter or me






4. The acquirer of products - services or results for an organization






5. A request - demand or assertion of rights by a seller against a buyer or vice versa for consideration - compensation - or payment under the terms of a legally binding contract (such as for a disputed change)






6. Subdivision (fragment) of a project schedule network diagram - usually representing a subproject or work package.






7. Form of progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail at a low level of the work breakdown structure - while the work far in the future is planned at a relatively high level of the work break






8. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase






9. Quantitative risk analysis and modeling technique used to determine which risks have the most potential impact on the project. typical display of results is in the form of a tornado diagram






10. Processes and activities of the performing organization that determine quality policies - objectives and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken






11. The approved estimate for the project or any work breakdown structure component or any schedule activity






12. Estimate of the amount of work that has been completed on an activity or a work breakdown structure component






13. A diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives. it is used when some future scenarios or outcomes of actions are uncertain. it incorporates probabilities and costs






14. Centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program's strategic objectives and benefits






15. Documents and presentations that provide organized and summarized work performance information - earned value management parameters and calculations - and analyses of project work progress and status






16. Estimate or prediction of conditions and events in the projects future based on information and knowledge available at the time of the forecast. information is based on the project's past performance and expected future performance






17. Analysis. a statistical technique that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen. used in decision tree analysis.






18. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result






19. Documenting project purchasing decisions - specifying the approach and identifying potential sellers






20. Document that graphically depicts the project team members and their interrelationships for a specific project






21. Calculated projection of cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work to meet a specified management goal. ratio of remaining work to funds remaining






22. Those processes performed to finalize all activities across all project management process groups to formally close the project or phase






23. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project






24. Documented direction to perform an activity that can reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks






25. The aggregate of things used by an organization in any undertaking such as equipment - apparatus - tools - machinery - gear - material.






26. Calendar of working days and non-working days that determines those dates on which each specific recourse is idle or can be active






27. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining team necessary to complete project assignments






28. A point in time associated with schedule activity's completion.






29. Deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables






30. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.






31. Quantifiable deviation - departure or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value






32. Risk response planning technique that indicates the project team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk - or is unable to identify any other suitable response strategy






33. Permission and direction to begin work on a specific schedule activity or work package or control account. sanctions project work to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time - and in the proper sequence






34. A source of variation that is inherent in the system and predictable. on a control chart - it appears as part of the random process variation and is indicated by random pattern of points within the control limits. also referred to as random cause






35. Fixed date imposed on a schedule activity or schedule milestone. usually - start no earlier than - finish no later than






36. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






37. Identifying early and late start dates as well as early and late finish dates for the uncompleted portions of project schedule activities






38. Skilled human resources - equipment - services - supplies - commodities - material - budgets or funds






39. The enterprise whose personnel are directly involved in doing the work of the project






40. One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way categorize the schedule activity that allows filtering and ordering of activities within reports






41. Learning gained from the process of performing the project






42. Total amount of time that a schedule activity maybe delayed from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.






43. Aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline






44. Planned dates for performing schedule activities and planned dates for meeting schedule milestones






45. Significant point or event in the project






46. Document describing how roles and responsibilities - reporting relationships and staffing management will be addressed and structured for the project






47. Improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project performance






48. Identifying - documenting - approving or rejecting and controlling changes to the project baselines






49. Processes and activities needed to identify - define - combine - unify and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the project management process groups






50. Documents and data on prior project including project files - records - correspondence - closed contracts - and closed projects